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HANSARDPublic Spending: Value for MoneySome £7.9 billion was wasted on useless and overpriced personal protective equipment; meanwhile, opportunists who saw the Tories coming are now profiteering on the back of the…09 May 2023HANSARDPublic Spending: Value for Money24. What steps he is taking to ensure value for money in public spending.09 May 2023HANSARD Voter IDFor this set of elections, bearing in mind they are taking place only in England, the Electoral Commission tells me that 250,000 to 350,000 people should have applied for a voter…27 Apr 2023HANSARD UkraineI thank the Minister for his earlier response, but can he say what longer-range weapons the UK will provide to Ukraine and when they will be supplied?27 Apr 2023HANSARDFishing Industry: Visas for Foreign WorkersThe Home Office’s treatment of sectors employing large numbers of migrant workers has been hapless for years, so can I press the Minister: by when will we see the generous offer…20 Apr 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Financial Services and Markets Bill is setting new parameters for the Financial Conduct Authority, but we are waiting for its Report stage in the other place. When…20 Apr 2023HANSARD Powering Up BritainThe Minister talks up energy security but fails to prioritise onshore wind, the best value renewable energy. By when will the Government remove the ban on onshore wind?30 Mar 2023HANSARDHunger Crisis in East AfricaOxfam estimates that one person is likely to die every 36 seconds in east Africa owing to food insecurity, but the “Integrated Review Refresh”, published yesterday, failed to…14 Mar 2023HANSARDHunger Crisis in East Africa3. What recent discussions he has had with international partners on the hunger crisis in east Africa.14 Mar 2023HANSARDDraft Non-Domestic Rating (Rates Retention: Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023Does the Minister have an estimate of the benefit to the City of London of the particular opt-out that it enjoys?27 Feb 2023HANSARD Voter IdentificationYou are.21 Feb 2023HANSARD Voter IdentificationJust 1% of those who are eligible have signed up to the voter ID scheme. It will take 10 years to issue the new ID to those who need it, but, with local elections just 10 weeks…21 Feb 2023HANSARDDRAFT INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT (TWELFTH REPLENISHMENT) ORDER 2023I have just been looking through the House of Lords Library paper, “Horn of Africa: Projections of a famine in 2023”. It states: “The Horn of Africa is experiencing its longest…20 Feb 2023HANSARDDRAFT INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT (TWELFTH REPLENISHMENT) ORDER 2023I thank the Minister for her response. Will she tell me in detail why there has been, or what has happened, with the 44% reduction in the UK’s pledge to IFAD, and about its…20 Feb 2023HANSARDDRAFT INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT (TWELFTH REPLENISHMENT) ORDER 2023This is my last contribution, and I thank the Minister for her response. I said “drought”, but I meant famine. I would be really grateful if the Minister could outline what…20 Feb 2023HANSARDDraft Social Security (Contributions) (Rates, Limits and Thresholds Amendments and National Insurance Funds Payments) Regulations 2023
Draft Tax Credits, Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Regulations 2023I thank the Minister for giving way. I am just going through the explanatory memorandum to the draft Tax Credits, Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Regulations…06 Feb 2023HANSARDDraft Social Security (Contributions) (Rates, Limits and Thresholds Amendments and National Insurance Funds Payments) Regulations 2023
Draft Tax Credits, Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Regulations 2023I accept that there have been extra measures on families’ energy costs, and I welcome the increase by CPI, or 10%. My point is that there are other inflationary measures,…06 Feb 2023HANSARDDraft Social Security (Contributions) (Rates, Limits and Thresholds Amendments and National Insurance Funds Payments) Regulations 2023
Draft Tax Credits, Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Regulations 2023rose—06 Feb 2023HANSARDPolice ResourcesThere have been too many examples of misogyny and sexism in public services in recent times, so can the Home Secretary reassure the House that sufficient resources will be…06 Feb 2023HANSARDSupport for Ukraine’s JudiciaryWill there be Russian war reparations to Ukraine, and how can the UK support that?01 Feb 2023